Jongwe Surname

82,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,856 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Jongwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jongwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe5,1761:2,983208
Malawi5491:31,1824,677
South Africa601:902,96258,308
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
England201:2,785,90397,972
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bahamas11:391,7512,737

Jongwe (367) may also be a first name.

Jongwe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Jongwe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Jongwe has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jongwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 82,715th most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,244,458 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Jongwe reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 453,982nd most frequently occurring given name globally, borne by 367 people.

The surname is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 5,176 people, or 1 in 2,983. In Zimbabwe Jongwe is mostly concentrated in: Harare Province, where 19 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 16 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 14 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe Jongwe occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 9 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Jongwe Last Name Statistics demography

Jongwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 64.54% less than the national average, earning R 84,264 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Djongwe92442/
Jongweh921/
Jhongwe921/
Zongwe839,853/
Songwe838,690/
Jongwa83182/
Jongue83107/
Yongwe8364/
Jangwe8357/
Jungwe837/
Jongbe837/
Jonkwe834/
Djongue771,030/
Ayongwe7769/
Juongwa7755/
Songwei7749/
Yongwei7724/
Djangwe7721/
Ajongwa7717/
Zongwei7714/
Jongoue7714/
Tjongue779/
Ajonkwe776/
Djonkwe776/
Ojongwa775/
Djomgwe775/
Jiongue774/
Yongwet774/
Songweh772/
Jangwea771/
Songwea771/
Jaangwe771/
Jangweh771/
Joungue771/
Jonghwa771/
Jungweh771/
Jumngwe771/
Yongkwe771/
Yongweh771/
Yongwey771/
Ejongue771/
Djongve771/
Yongwee771/
Ijangwe771/
Songwie771/
Jongwai771/
Yongw731/
Djongoue71545/
Zhongwei7172/
Jiangwei7141/
Djoungue715/
Ojonngwa714/
Djoingue714/
Jongouet712/
Yonghwee711/
Djoumgwe711/
Djonghue711/
Djongueh711/
Djonkwet711/
Djangweh711/
Ayongweh711/
Ayongwei711/
Songkwee711/
Djoïngue711/
Jongkuea711/
Jongkwit711/
Jangwa67986/
Yongue67763/
Yongwa67579/
Sonkwe67546/
Yungwe67482/
Sangwe67480/
Yangwe67223/
Zongue67108/
Jungwa6782/
Zongwa6761/
Jangue6743/
Djoungoue6731/
Songwi6727/
Songve6726/
Yonkwe6724/
Jonkwi6717/
Yongbe6716/
Joungouet6712/
Zangwe6712/
Jungue679/
Zongbe679/
Jongui673/
Jonque673/
Yongwi673/
Jonkwa673/
Iongue672/
Djonkgoue672/
Jungbe671/
Zhongw671/
Eangwe671/
Jankwe671/
Jhangw671/
Iongwa671/
Jomgue671/
Jongua671/
Djomgwoue671/
Djongouet671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jongwe
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